This sounds like a site Tom may wish to consider moving to RootsWeb. I do not know the costs for sites such as his, but I only pay $50 a year for my personal genealogy site. We are elderly and on a fixed income, also, but $50.00 is not that much when you consider the benefits. Shirley Broken Threads http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~snowdawn/ Cherry Blossom Pagoda http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Ginza/3803/index.html